Third or fourth point support bracket for brake rigging



E. G. BUSSE AND A. W. HAWKINS. THIRD 0R.FOURTH POINT SUPPORT BRACKET FOR BRAKE RIGGING.

APPLICATION FILED AUGJZ. I921- Patented Sept. 5, 1922.

I 1,423,214. I EMT-ED starts saranrorrica EDWIN e. Bussn AND ARTHUR w. HAWKINS, or CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNORS T CHICAGO RAILWAY EQUIPMENT COMPANY, or CHICAGO, .ILLINoIs, A oonrona TION or ILLINOIS.

THIRD on ronnrn POINT SUPPORT BRACKET FOR BRAKE RIGG NG.

Application filed August 12, 1921. Serial No. 491,799.

To all whom it may concern, of the support, thereby forming aclosure Be it known that we, EDWIN G. Bnssrfor the recess between the jaws wherein or, and ARTHUR W. I-IAwKINs, citizens of the between which the support is mounted. United States, residing at city of Chi-, In this present invention, we make use'of 5 cago, county of Cook, andState of Illinois, a gravitating closing member, but it is have invented a certain new and useful pivoted to move or swing in a direction Improvement in Third or Fourth Point parallel to the longitudinal axis of the sup Support Brackets for Brake Rigging, of port and in certainforms of our invention, which the following is a full, clear, and this gravitating member'may be arranged l0 exact description, such as will enable others wholly to one'side of the support or may skilled in the art to which it appertains to bein vertical alignment with the support make and use the same,referencebeing had so'as to engagethe upper face thereof and 625 to the accompanying drawings, forming by providing the support with a jog or part of this specification, in whichbend to prevent longitudinal movement of 15 Figure 1 is an edge elevational view of the support, the gravitating member being our improved brake beam third or fourth provided with a lateral lip or lug arranged point suspension support-mount or bracket; to one side of the supp'ortto prevent lateral Figure 2 is a side elevational view of displacementof the-support.

a slightly modified form; vIn the drawings, lindicates the spring 20 Figure 3 is an edge elevational view of plank of a car truck,here shown as being another modified form.. I in the form of a channel' to which the Figure 4 is a side elevational view of bracket-member 2 is secured by means of a the form shown in Figure 3. rivet 3'. This bracket member is provided Figure 5 is an edge elevational view of with an overhanging lip 2 at its upper 25 another modified form, end, while its lower endis formed with Figure 6 is a side elevational view of the two jaws 2 and 2, said jawsgproviding form shown in Figure 5. a recess into which a third or fourth point This invention relates to a new and use supporting spring or track 4 is received. ful improvement in third or fourth point 5 indicates amemberpivoted by means of 30 suspension support-mounts or brackets for a rivet 6 to the member 2, said member 5 brake beams, being designed particularly being movable in a plane relatively paralas an improvement on the form of mounts lel tothe longitudinal axis of the supshown in the patents to Charles Haines port 4. I Williams, No. 1,080,741, dated December 9, As shown in Figures l'to 4 inclusive, jaw

35 1913, and No. 1,126,238 dated January 26, 2 is extended laterally and provided with 1915, the object of our present invention a lip 2 constituting a keeper for the lower being to arrange a mount which can be apend of pivoted member 5 which lower end plied to the side edge of the spring plank is designed to lie along side of the edge of a truck, which mount is composed of of the support 4.

40 articulated members, one of which may be 7 indicates a flat leaf spring designed to gravitating whereby it will swing to its engage in front of the pivoted member .5 closed position, there being means for lookto lock it in its closed position. ing and holding said closing member in In Figure 2, we have shown a spring position and said locking means may be pressed hook 8 whlch serves as a lock for 45 yielding, if desired. I the gravitating member 5. i

In a companion application filed by In order to prevent longltudinal move- Ernest A. Le Beau, August 2, 1921, Serial ment of the support in the brackets, the No. 489,241 there is shown and described same may be provided with a jog or bend a form of bracket mount for third or fourth 4*, as shown in Figures 1 and 3.

50 point supports in which the gravitating In Figures 3 and 4, we have shown the looking or holding member for the track 11p 2 as h'avmg an lnwardly extending lug or spring support moves or swings in a di- 2 designed to enter a slot 1n the outer face .rection transverse to the longitudinal axis of the gravitatlng member 5.

In Figures 5 and 6, we have shown a construction in which the gravitating member is normally closed by means of a torsion spring 9, there being a locking bolt or pin 10 passing through lugs or ears in the bracket 2 for securing the grtvitating mem her 5 in its operative position.

In this form of our invention, the gravitating member 5 is pivotally mounted in a vertical plane above the support 4 and its lower face is shaped to form a og or bend 4t in said support, one end of said gravitating member being provided with a lip 5 which extends down along the side of the support 4 to prevent lateral displacement thereof.

In operation there is a mount or bracket for the support l secured to the edge'of the spring plank and when the support 4: is placed in position, the jogs or bends 4a or 4* prevent its longitudinal movement. The engagement of the side edge of the support, or the closing of the recess formed by the aws which receive the support, prevents lateral displacement of the support; and in the form shown in Figures 5 and 6, the gravitating member being located in a vertical plane of the support and engaging the jog or bend thereof has a camming action on the upper face of the support which tends to prevent rattling, the lip 5 preventing lateral displacement of the support. Yielding or positive locks are preferably employed for holding the gravitating member in its operative position.

o claim:

1. A brake beam third or fourth point suspension support-mount comprising a member provided with a jaw, and a mem ber movable in a direction parallel to the longitudinal axis of said support for holding it in position on said jaw.

2. A brake beam third or fourth point suspension support-mount comprising a member adapted to be connected to a part of the car truck and providing a seat for the support, another member pivotally connected to the first-mentioned member and adapted to engage the upper face of the support for holding it to its seat.

3. The combination with a part of a car truck, of a third or fourth point support detachably associated therewith, said support having a bend, a bracket mount on the car truck providing a seat for said support, and movable means on said bracket cooperating with the bend of said support to hold it in its seat.

4 The combination of a car truck, a third or fourth point support detachably associated therewith, a bracket mount providing a seat for said support, and means cooperating with the upper face and side edge of said support for holding it in its seat.

5. The combination with a part of a car truck, a third or fourth point support detachably associated therewith, a bracket mount providing a seat for saidsupport, said support having a bend cooperating with said bracket mount to prevent longitudinal movement of the support, pivoted means for holding saidsupport in its seat, and means for locking said pivoted means in position.

In testimony whereof we hereunto aiiix our signatures this 3rd day of August, 1921.

EDVIN G. BUSSE. ARTHUR W. HAl/VKINS. 

